I told my friend about my crush on Postman Pat and she suggested he was gay. AIBU or is she?

[Tben]

I confessed to a friend that I had a bit of a crush on Postman Pat. He’s not the most conventionally attractive man, but he has a calming way about him, and is clearly a capable problem solver and provider. He’ll also have a good public sector pension, and security is a big plus for me.

I mentioned this to a friend and she said I had “no chance”. She said Pat was a middle-aged single man with a cat, and I should “read between the lines”.

AIBU or is my friend just jealous?

He's married with a kid!

This had never occurred to me, but I had a childhood crush on Dogtanian so to be fair at least Pat is a gainfully employed adult man 🤣

Is he??

I wanted to marry Yoshi when I was 5. All sorts of problems there. Not sure he’d be able to get a work visa nowadays.

Not to those of us old enough to remember the original books. There was no mention of a Mrs Pat back then.

He's married and has a son called Julian.
Obviously no guarantee he's not gay but still.

Yes he is married with a son!
May I recommend the postman pat movie to those who haven’t seen it. It’s actually pretty good and really funny.

Yes, to Sarah.

Sorry but even if he is gay, you can still fancy him, can't you?? You're not expecting him to give up his lucrative tv career to marry you anyway (sorry)
She IBU, nothing wrong with a harmless crush

I had no idea he had a wife! I knew my friend was just being malicious.

Yes definitely married with a kid.
This book was published 1999

I have seen him at prides, so he is at least bi.

Jess was wearing leather.

Wife in later books apparently - first mention in 1984 book.

He's knocking off the doctor, her kids look just like him

He has come out as bi since 1984

Christ, I had no idea he was married. I'm going to have to go outside and touch some grass.

Or smoke it.

He likes cats. I still would. If Mrs Pat was no more, I'm not a complete cunt.

Has everyone gone mad?

I haven't followed as avidly as others - so new information for me.

He's still married though - haven't missed a break up or a divorce as well have I?

My first boyfriend was Captain Scarlet 😍

For what it's worth, in one of my past jobs I encountered John Cunliffe, who created Postman Pat. I have no idea whether he's gay or not, but he's very pleasingly pedantic over correct spelling and punctuation, which delighted me for some reason.

YABU but only because Ted Glen is the most fanciable bloke in Greendale. He’s good with his hands.

Could Sara be Pat's sister?

He’s got a thing going with Bob the Builder.

Look at Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen episode.
I think there's quite a lot of flirting between him and Dorothy Thompson when they are alone together for quite some time.